Refrigerator



(No Model.) 2 Shets-Sheet 1.

O. W. PARKS.

- REFRIGERATOR.

No. 468,523. r 6kg? Pagent ed Feb. 9, 1892.

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0.. W. PARKS. REFRIGERATOR.

No. 468,523. Patented Feb. 9,1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLARENCE W. PARKS, OF LOWELL, MICHIGAN.

REFRIGERATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 468,523, dated February9, 1892.

Application filed March 30, 1891. Serial No. 386,899- (No model.)

To all whom/it may concern.

Be it known that I, CLARENCE W. PARKS, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at Lowell, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Im. movements in Refrigerators; andI do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a combinedrefrigerator and creamer; and itconsists in a certain construction andarrangement of parts, as fully hereinafter set forth, the essentialfeatures of which being pointed out particularly in the claims.

The object of the invention is to provide a refrigerator and creamer ofsuch construction as to alford a perfect circulation of air around thearticles to be cooled, that is provided with means for ventilating andregulating the circulation of air, thereby economizing in the use ofice, and in which all the interior parts are removable, enabling them tobe readily cleaned and kept free from dirt and mold. This object isattained by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings,in whicl1- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved refrigerator,the drop-doorbeing down, showing the ice within the ice-box. Fig. 2 is avertical longitudinal section through Fig. 1

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section through Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlargedperspective of one of the sliding shelve-sections and its creamer-can.Fig. 5 is an e11- larged perspective of the ice-box and its associatedparts detached.

Referring to the letters of reference, A indicates the case of therefrigerator, which is constructed in the ordinary manner and isprovided with the doors B, affording access to its interior, and withthe drop-door C, that communicates with the ice-box.

D indicates a removable partition, which is located within and at oneend of the refrigerator and forms a cold-air flue E between its outerface and the adjacent inner face of the end of the refrigerator-case.(Clearly shown in Fig.2.) The inner face of the parti'tionD is providedwith a series of horizontal cleats a, that support one end of thesliding shelves F G, the opposite ends of said shelves being supportedon the horizontal cleats c, secured to the end of the refrigerator case,said shelves being provided w th the openings 6 for the circulation ofair therethrough.

H indicates the ice-box, one end of which is supported on the cleat a,secured to the inner face of the partition D, the opposite end of saidbox resting upon the support 0. The bottom of the ice-box declinestoward the center, from which point the drip-pipel leads, through whichthe water formed by the melting ice is carried away.

J indicates aperforated rack that is located in the bottom of theice-box H and on which the ice is supported above the drip-bottom of theice-box.

K indicates a detachable top to the ice-chamber, one end of which issupported on the upper end of the partition D, which slides in a grooved in the under face thereof, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5. The opposite endof said top is supported on the upper end of the short partition orriser L, that is received in a like groove d in the under face of saidtop. The

bottom of said partition L rests within theice box H and is secured inplace by a cleat or button i. (See Fig. 2.) By this arrangement a flue Pis formed between the partition L and the end of the refrigeratoncase,and a fine R between the upper face of the supplementary top K and thetop of the case, said flues P and R communicating through the opening fat the end of the top K, and the flue R in turn communicating with theventilating-flue Q in the top of the refrigerator. Said ventilator isprovided with a cap Q having the holes r therein that register with theholes 0" in the ventilator, whereby by turning said cap the ventilatormay be opened or closed, when desired.

0 indicates aseries of openings through the IOO through said openingsmay be regulated,

said damper being actuated by a pull-knob S that is detachably coupledthereto and projects through the wall of the case, enabling the damperto be operated without opening the door of the ice-chamber. dicates alike series of openings through the partition D, that form anair-passage from the ice-chamber to the flue E, said openings beingguarded with a deflector 1), whereby the dripping from the melting ice,or from the condensation of the moisture in the ice-chamber, isprevented from passing through said openings and into said flue. In thelower end of the partition D is an opening on, forming an air-passagefrom the flue E into the interior of the refrigerator at the bottom. Itwill now be evident that when the ice-box is filled with ice, as shownin Figs. 1 and 2, the air made cold by contact with the ice, will passthrough the openings n in the partition D, and by its densityfall to thebase of the flue E, and pass through the opening on into the bottom ofthe refrigerator, thence upward through the openings in the shelves, andas it becomes slightly warmed by contact with the articles 'iwithin therefrigerator it passes up the flue P and through the openings 0 in thepartition L into the ice-chamber, where it is recooled and againdischarged into the cold-air flue E, thus keeping up a perfectcirculation of cold air through the body of the refrigerator, as shownby the arrows in Fig. 2; and by means of the damper S any unduecirculation may be avoided, thus obviating a rapid consumption of theice.

V indicates a sheet-iron door that is hinged to the front edge of theice-box and is adapted to swing outward with the drop-door O and lieupon the upper face thereof, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the door 0 beingsupported in its horizontal position by the chains w, and forms a shelfon which to rest the ice when placing it in'the ice-box. The inner doorV bridges over the jam of the outer door 0 when said doors are open,forming a way on which the icemay be easily slid into the icebox, andwhen said doors are closed the inner door V prevents the chips of brokenice from falling into the jam of the outer door 0 and obstructing itsclosing.

On looking at Fig. 2 it will be seen that one of the shelves G isprovided with a sliding section Z, said section having an oblong centralopening e, as shown in Fig. 4. Upon said sliding section is placed a canT, having a central flue T, that registers with the opening e in saidsection. In said can T the milk is placed, the can being drawn outwardon its slides for that purpose. By this arrangem cut the cold air iscaused to circulate through the flue T, thus cooling the milk from thecenter as well as from the outside, whereby it is rapidly cooled untilthe desired temperature is reached.

When it is desired to ventilate the milk or deodorize other articles inthe refrigerator before cooling, the ventilating fiue Q is opened, whenthe circulation will be through the body of the refrigerator and outsaid ventilating-flue. When the articles have been thoroughlyventilated, said ventilating-flue is closed, the circulation of air thenbeing through the ice-chamber and the body of the refrigerator, wherebythe cooling is accomplished as before described. It will also be seenthat by the construction and arrangement of the interior parts, asshown, all of said parts are removable, enabling them to be easilycleaned and kept from mold and impurities.

Having thus fully set forth my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a refrigerator, thefollowing combined elements: the main casehaving a closed top,

to said section,said door hinged to and forming a part of the front ofthe main case and adapted to swing outward from a vertical to ahorizontal position, chains for supporting the door in said position, anice-box in said chamber, and a door hinged to said ice-box and havingcontact with the inner face of the door of the ice-chamber and adaptedto swing therewith, substantially as set forth.

3. In a refrigerator, the main inclosing case having a chamber for icein its top section and a vertical door to said ice-chamber, said doorbeing hinged to and forming a part of the front of the main case andadapted to swing outward to a horizontal position, combined with anice-box in said chamber, the detachable top to said ice-box, and ametaldoor hinged to the front face thereof, said door having contact with theinner face of the door opening into the ice-chamber and swingingtherewith.

4. In a device of the nature set forth, the combination of the maininclosing case having a chamber for ice in its upper section, an ice-boxin'said chamber, the door in the ver tical front thereof, said dooropening into chamber through the outer or inclosing case, and a dooropening into the lower chamber.

5. In combination with the main case having a closed top, a chamber forthe ice in the upper portion and a cooling-chamber below, and a door toeach chamber, said doors forming a part of the front of the main case,the detachable ice-box, the detachable perforated bottom therein, thedetachable partition D, having openings communicating with theicechamber and with the cooling-chamber, as n and m, the detachablepartition L, fittinginto the ice-box at one end,its upper end standingon a horizontal plane With the upper end of the opposite partition,andthe detachable top mounted on the upper ends of said partitions at apoint below the wall of the outer case, said partitions standing somedistance from the inner face of the end walls of the main case.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLARENCE V. PARKS. Vitnesses:

S. P. HICKS, ELLA B. WILEY.

